About the book
Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers an accessible and illustrated introduction to the most beloved feature of our built environment. Learn about engineering basics: the forces that bridges must resist to stay aloft and the principles by which engineers decide which types of bridges make sense at which sites. Find out how engineers protect bridges from their greatest threats—the earthquakes, floods, and other hazards that can cause catastrophic damage.
Moving from engineering to planning, learn how we decide whether a bridge is worth building in the first place, learn about controversial features of cost-benefit analysis, and about the transportation models by which planners forecast bridge effects on traffic patterns. Investigate a sometimes intractable problem: why a project often creeps along for a decade or more to get from initial studies to the day the ribbon is cut, undergoing vast cost escalations. Also explore the environmental impact of bridges, and the meaning of a \"sustainable bridge,\" and whether bridges could once again be built, like ancient Roman ones, to last a thousand years.
Editions of Bridges
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781438455259
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781438455266
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438455273
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Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers an accessible and illustrated introduction to the most beloved feature of our built environment. Learn about engineering basics: the forces that bridges must resist to stay aloft and the principles by which engineers decide which types of bridges make sense at which sites. Find out how engineers protect bridges from their greatest threats—the earthquakes, floods, and other hazards that can cause catastrophic damage.
Moving from engineering to planning, learn how we decide whether a bridge is worth building in the first place, learn about controversial features of cost-benefit analysis, and about the transportation models by which planners forecast bridge effects on traffic patterns. Investigate a sometimes intractable problem: why a project often creeps along for a decade or more to get from initial studies to the day the ribbon is cut, undergoing vast cost escalations. Also explore the environmental impact of bridges, and the meaning of a \"sustainable bridge,\" and whether bridges could once again be built, like ancient Roman ones, to last a thousand years.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bridges about?
Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers an accessible and illustrated introduction to the most beloved feature of our built environment. Learn about engineering basics: the forces that bridges must resist to stay aloft and the principles by which engineers decide which types of bridges make sense at which sites. Find out how engineers protect bridges from their greatest threats—the earthquakes, floods, and other hazards that can cause catastrophic damage.
Moving from engineering to planning, learn how we decide whether a bridge is worth building in the first place, learn about controversial features of cost-benefit analysis, and about the transportation models by which planners forecast bridge effects on traffic patterns. Investigate a sometimes intractable problem: why a project often creeps along for a decade or more to get from initial studies to the day the ribbon is cut, undergoing vast cost escalations. Also explore the environmental impact of bridges, and the meaning of a \"sustainable bridge,\" and whether bridges could once again be built, like ancient Roman ones, to last a thousand years.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Bridges?
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes > Civil engineering, surveying and building > Structural engineering > Bridges
Where can I read a sample of Bridges?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781438455259
How long is Bridges and how many pages does it have?
Bridges has 180 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Bridges?
Ernest Sternberg, George C. Lee
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Bridges is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781438455259) and paperback(ISBN 9781438455266) and pdf(ISBN 9781438455273)
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